The soft glow of the morning light filtered through the blinds, casting thin stripes across the room. I sat up slowly, my fingers trailing along the cool sheets. Every morning had become a reminder of just how far we’d come, but today was different. There was a shift in the air, something heavier, yet somehow promising. Damien was gone. I had grown used to waking up to his presence, his warmth beside me. But this morning, it felt emptier. I stretched and rubbed my eyes, the events of the past few days still fresh in my mind. It felt as though we were on the brink of something, but I couldn’t tell what. I stood, quickly slipping into a robe, my thoughts a tangled mess. The threats that loomed over us, the secrets that Damien had kept hidden from me, they were like shadows that followed us

